Bottle-cap remover.



W. ONEILL.

BOTTLE CAP REMOVER.

APPLICATION man on. 9, 1916.

Patent-ed Jan. 16,1917.

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O'NEILL, on NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF T0 SIMON MEYER, on

NEW YORK, N. Y.

WILLIAM BOTTLE-CAP nnmovna.

Patented Jan. 16. 1917.

- Application filed October 9, 1916. Serial No. 124,454.

1,212, 9, Specification of Letters Patent.

might be applied to the neck of the bottle. The lifting arm 6 is also bent in .U-shape and has its ends '1 outturned and engaged in the eyes 2 of the lever to form. a hinge connection for the two parts. The upper bar of the arm 6 is preferably flattened and roughened on top to afford agood hold on the rim of the cap.

The eyes 2 are arranged to press against the vertical members of the arm 6, as seen in Figs. 3 and 4, so as to spring the arm inward toward the neck of the bottle and To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM ONEILL, a I citizen of the United States, residing at the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Cap Removers, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to an improved debottle caps of the well known crown type.

The objects of my invention are to prodevice of simple and inexpensive construction, which is adapted to be attached to the neck of a bottle and by means of which the cap may readily be removed. I attain these objects as well as others not specifically stated by means of the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which, a

Figure l is a side to they neck of upon upward movement of the lever whereby to lift the cap and remove it .from its seat.

In the modified form of the device shown in Fig. 2 one of the ends 7 of the lifting arm 6 is extended laterally and bent back over the lever 1 to form a spring-finger 8 by means of which the arm is pressed inward. and upward upon operation of the lever.

In removing a cap the neck of the bottle is grasped in the fingers and the lever is manipulated by movement of the thumb thus permitting of operation of the device with one hand so as to leave 'the'other free to hold a glass or for-any other purpose.

It will 'be understood that the construction and arrangement of the various parts may be modified from those illustrated in the accompanying drawing without departing from the scope of my invention.

What I claim is:

1. A bottle cap remover, lever adapted for attachment of a bottle, a cap lifting arm nected to the lever, and means for pressing said arm inward upon upward movement of the lever.

2. A bottle cap remover, comprising a lever having a pair of fulcrums adapted for engagement in sockets at opposite sides of a bottle-neck, a cap lifting arm hingedly connected to the lever, ing said arm inward upon ment of the lever. V

3. A bottle cap remover comprising a substantially U-shaped lever having its side view of the device apa bottle, showing the parts in inoperative position. Fig. 2 is a front view of a modified form partly in section. .Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the device," showing theparts in position for removing the cap, and Fig. 4 is a front view of the device detached from the bottle.

Similar reference characters refer to simir lar parts throughout the several views. The device vconsists generally oftwo parts, namely, an arm adapted to engage the rim of the cap and to raise it from' the neck of the bottle,'and a lever for operof said parts being preferably made of a single piece of wire.

Referring to the drawing, in which I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, 1 designates the operating lever which is substantially U-shaped and formed with a pair of oppositely-disposed upright loops or eyes 2. The ends of the two side arms of the lever are bent inwardly to form The cross arm of the lever is preferably slightly concaved, as shown in Fig. 2, to afford a finger hold.

The neck 4 of the bottle is provided with diametrically opposite recesses 5. forming sockets for the reception of the fulcrums 3 of the lever. While I prefer to attach the lever directly to the bottle in the manner it will be understood that the be fastened in other ways, as a'band provided with sockets comprising a to the neck upward moveupright eyes and having 1tsends inturned,

for example, and a substantially inverted U-shaped lifthingedly conand means for press-- portions provided with oppositely disposed direct it upward against an edge of the cap ing arm having its ends outturned and engaged in said eyes, one of the ends of said arm being extended laterally and bent back over the lever. f

4:. The combination of a b ttIe-neck having diametrically opposite sockets a lever having a'pair offulcrumsengaged in said copies of this patent may be obtained for-five eents each, by addressing the Commissioner e2 .of the lever whereby to engzlge an edge of the cap and remove it from the bottle.

WILLIAM ONEILL.

Washington, 1L6. 

